Businesses expect IT management to demonstrate their contributions to end-user benefits and the bottom line while addressing immediate needs and long-term performance management goals. This white paper presents IT2020, a new performance management paradigm for meeting both of these expectations.

In this report, results from well over 650 real-life cross-media marketing campaigns across 27 vertical markets are analyzed and compared to industry benchmarks for response rates of static direct mail campaigns, to provide a solid base of actual performance data and information.

Reach your customers on one of the world’s most popular social platforms.
Due to hundreds of millions of active daily users, Instagram is becoming a key component in every cross-device marketing strategy. To help you reach and engage a wider audience, we put together The Performance Advertiser’s Guide to Instagram.
Highlights from the guide:
Guidelines for Instagram ad formats
Essential tips for Instagram advertising success
How to track the performance of your campaigns
How other companies have used Instagram to grow their business
And more!

Historically, the speed of a wired connection at the access edge has always been faster than that of a wireless connection. This means workers had to choose between the performance of wired connectivity and the convenience of a wireless connection. Consequently, workers often had to modify the way they worked— first, finding a wired port to use for high-bandwidth applications, such as video or streaming media, and then shifting to wireless connections when the need to be mobile was more important than having the performance of wired.

Historically, the speed of a wired connection at the access edge has always been faster than that of a wireless connection. This means workers had to choose between the performance of wired connectivity and the convenience of a wireless connection. Consequently, workers often had to modify the way they worked— first, finding a wired port to use for high-bandwidth applications, such as video or streaming media, and then shifting to wireless connections when the need to be mobile was more important than having the performance of wired.

In today’s IT infrastructure, data security can no longer be treated as an afterthought, because billions
of dollars are lost each year to computer intrusions and data exposures. This issue is compounded by
the aggressive build-out for cloud computing. Big data and machine learning applications that perform
tasks such as fraud and intrusion detection, trend detection, and click-stream and social media
analysis all require forward-thinking solutions and enough compute power to deliver the performance
required in a rapidly evolving digital marketplace. Companies increasingly need to drive the speed of
business up, and organizations need to support their customers with real-time data. The task of
managing sensitive information while capturing, analyzing, and acting upon massive volumes of data
every hour of every day has become critical.
These challenges have dramatically changed the way that IT systems are architected, provisioned,
and run compared to the past few decades. Most companies

Abstract: Dell EMC VxRail, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, is the only fully integrated VMware hyper-converged infrastructure appliance, delivering a turnkey solution that simplifies and extends VMware environments. Streamline IT infrastructure, gain new levels of speed and performance to enhance the end-user experience, and spend more time on innovation. Plus, Dell EMC VxRail is more than 30% lower total cost of ownership compared to a build-your-own solution. This report looks at:
• Super-fast deployment and scalability
• Take on enterprise workloads and deliver a smooth yet powerful user experience
• Keep peace of mind with accessibility and immediate issue alerts
This report shows how you can streamline IT infrastructure, achieve new levels of speed and performance to improve end-user experiences, and allow extra time for innovation. Learn more, read this brief but interesting infographic.

Riverbed Cascade is a new type of tool that incorporates traffic monitoring, packet capture and protocol analysis to provide an application-aware view of the network. Download this white paper from NetMedia to learn how Riverbed Cascade can help to solve your IT performance challenges.

Social Media has evolved rapidly. Now it is the time to objectively evaluate how social media marketing contributes to your overall marketing strategy - where does social sit? What are your goals on social? - and the bottom line.
The best way to successfully communicate and advocate for your social media strategy is through data. The numbers don’t lie. You need to be able to show performance for the right KPIs and benchmark against your competition and industry.

In this exclusive Socialbakers report, we look at how media companies can use competitive analytics and better content optimization strategies to drive interactions and site visits - crucial metrics for anyone involved in audience growth and development in the industry.

Find and solve performance problems without adding costs
IBM InfoSphere Optim puts performance management in the spotlight! Optim solutions are designed to deploy quickly and easily out of the box for immediate benefit. Business-value assessment services are also available to help you design a custom solution - complete with full financial analysis.
Either way, you can realize immediate ROI interms of cost and performance if you keep performance-management best practices in mind.

CA Technologies recently released version 8.5.1 of its flagship United Infrastructure Management (UIM) platform. The company continues its efforts to make it a powerful contender in the highly competitive and crowded hybrid IT management market. The latest enhancements, and those coming soon in the next release, should help strengthen its position as an intelligent and predictive toolset that enables administrators to quickly – and in some cases proactively – react and remediate performance and capacity anomalies.

CA Technologies recently released version 8.5.1 of its flagship United Infrastructure Management (UIM) platform. The company continues its efforts to make it a powerful contender in the highly competitive and crowded hybrid IT management market. The latest enhancements, and those coming soon in the next release, should help strengthen its position as an intelligent and predictive toolset that enables administrators to quickly – and in some cases proactively – react and remediate performance and capacity anomalies.

"In today’s IT infrastructure, data security can no longer be treated as an afterthought, because billions of dollars are lost each year to computer intrusions and data exposures. This issue is compounded by the aggressive build-out for cloud computing. Big data and machine learning applications that perform tasks such as fraud and intrusion detection, trend detection, and click-stream and social media analysis all require forward-thinking solutions and enough compute power to deliver the performance required in a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.
Companies increasingly need to drive the speed of business up, and organizations need to support their customers with real-time data. The task of managing sensitive information while capturing, analyzing, and acting upon massive volumes of data every hour of every day has become critical.

Internet delivery and cloud hosting has transformed all aspects of content and media value chain, impacting how content is created, managed and delivered. Consumers now demand content on any device at any time, regardless of the network they are using.

This report reveals how media companies and broadcasters must consider new strategies to meet rising expectations and maintain audience share due to the increasingly wide audience with an insatiable hunger for content.

This report reveals how media companies and broadcasters must consider new strategies to meet rising expectations and maintain audience share due to the increasingly wide audience with an insatiable hunger for content.

The world of computing is changing before our eyes. Industries that had a consistent and predictable business model for generations are being turned upside down. In the digital economy, a seamless customer experience is critical. Whether a retailer is exploring new innovative online selling strategies or a bank is determining how to anticipate customer needs for new services – a high performing and scalable IT ecosystem is key to success. At the end of the day, as an IT leader, you need to help your business anticipate opportunities, drive growth and proactively prevent threats to your company’s revenue.